The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

TRANSPORTING or carf.vino Goods Naras rner
chandise Dnssenpers ~, 6ae9ora' for hira b,,
means of WAGONS draws trncts carts o,,pn}
buses or carriafres f 80 dii;, 20, ~ it
ting carriares nr other yebicIas for hira shsil
pay a tax according to the number and charac
ter of vehicles enlnkoved in such business viz.
every person employIpg one one-horse cart 81.
wagon eight dollars: every nerson ennloxyiner
one one-horse dray or truck. ten dollars: every
person employing one one horse cab hack
or buggy or Vehicle of any Assassination Ten dol.
lars: every person employing one tvo. horse cart
or wagon, draw or truck. eighteen dollars. every
person employing one two horse cah. hack
buggy. omnibus carriage or vehicle Of anv
description. eighteen dollars. everv nerson am
ploying one thTee-horse drav or truck twenty.
five dollars; every person ennloyiug one four.
horse draw or truck thirty nye doflors. everv
person euployinp one four.hnrse omnihus fo,ty
dollars and the fax to he maid nv any person
employing more than one vehicle of the same or
different kinds shall be according to the num-
Der of vehicles emnloyed Mt the rates above
specified
Every keeper of n sale and feed stable eighty
dollars; but nothing herein CONTAINED Shall
authorize the keeper of such sale and feed stable
to sell any live stock of any other nerSon with =
out first paving the brokers' or dpalers' fay as
required under this ordinances: every keeper of
public or livery stable. eighty dollars; every
keeper of n feed stable only fiftv dollars. and
In addition thereto as parf Of the same tax &c
cordinp to the nunther and charactar of any
vehicles employed in such business either Nv
letting for hire or in the Transportation OF
DnUKAVp
above specified for taxes 10 he maid nv persons
engaged in the business of TRANSPORTING etc
for hire;
Every person employing or using one or more
vehicles of any sort TO be drawn by one or more
horses or mules ip connection with any business
in which he may be engaged. for the purpose of
delivering goods sold by him or her, or in any
othe. manner. shall ,1av i'm addition TO the spe-
cfic tax required of him for such business and
as part thereofsa graduated tax similar to that
hereinbefore required of persons engaged in the
business of TRANSPORTING, etc. for hire. accord
ing to the number and character of such vehi-
cles and at the same rate;
Every huclster, including dealers in ice
cream, fruit, small paint shops, vendors of
small wares, and keepers of a cook stove or
COG shop, zen collars
badee shsI S isa',ad ft pody Ior WHICH
"'inso sne III oe lsa,Ieu, lnoeeh uoharsi
ENeiy uIuniler, runner, OF otner persons
sonc,tlng traoe OF ORDERS; or business Tor
aloOner or l9r nltlsell whether resident OF ths
SSlty vi elSoWnere, anu having no nNeu pace OF
business! business IN inns Guy, ana every peddler and
ltlneraht Transient trader, ana every transient
person selihg or oiierlng 10 sell by sample, shali
pe'y .ne sai1o laA edilIeu Oh resident anu sIa
Ii9,haly GeaIets IN tne same articles, ana no
olliceI ol Ine clsy shall DE authorZed 10 reduce,
OF IN anywise cnshgs slch TAX so required, nor
sa SUN leitel'it ueaier ne allowed 70 sen ms
wares tiluer lhe license OF any aucuoneer, or
unuer the uaHle Oh any FACTOR or commission
i merchant WHO nus pau ms Lax as such' unuli
ne niilseli sla nave pau an taxes required OF
nm ny tLls otullance' provlueu however; tnHI
aiy Iiahsieit person Irans"cths OF onerlng
70 transact any or the kind OF
business anehloned IN inns paragraph
,,,ar,'ffo 1,+,,,,o,, i6 H. s,,o,is o.t;l ~
modify sold or otIerod ~ him or her and nn,
hrinpinfs INTO or eeping in the citv any w. stnclS
20. S.,,osa - t,,1i,d,, 81, N ~. ~ y,.a,}d n
nav anu taS, or Icasc fee NV w 0O W
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DEC, o. Every person keeping ana using one
OF more Vehlcles OF any sort 10 De drawn by one
vi ulOIb uOIS5S OF IlulcS. lDI purposes OF peas
ute VI coHVeniehcei stl'si pay IaN graduated
according 10 the hummer ana character OF such
Nehlcies, at the faIcs ABOVE prescribed Tor per
suns ehsaSesi ~ tlle ouslles' " tIauSP tlhE
Soous' etc:, Ior nlIe OUT such Vehlcles shall not
DC OTHERWISE uaAeu.
Sec. z. The occupant of any premises where
a dog or dogs is or are kept, shall pay for every
dog so kept an annual tax of one dollar Upon
payment of this tax badge shall be issued to
the person paying the tax for the dog; and
every dog found running at large without such
badge shall be impounded. and If not claimed
within forty-eight hours shall be disposed of.
Sec. 8 The value of real property TO be taxed
under the second section of this ordi-
nance shall be ascertained by means of the
assessments provided for by the ordinances of
the city on that subject, or any ordinance
amendatory thereof; the value OF personal
property to be taxed under the third section of
this ordinance, the particulars and character of
the business for which tax Is required under
The NTH section or this ordinance, the number
of vehicles used or kept, under the sixth section
OF this ordinance, and the number of dogs kepI
as provided Tor IN the seventh section of this
ordinance, shall be ascertained by means of the
returns hereinafter prescribed.
SEC. g. Every person and corporation own
ing real prorerty in said city on the first ~ of
January, 1888 shall pay taxes on such real pron-
erty upon the assessment thereof as adopted by
Council Every person and CORPORATION owning
or holding in trust or on consignment nersonai
property in said city on the first day of January
1SSS liable to be taxed under the third and NTH
sections of this ordinance except stocks m banks
and banking associations organized under the
laws of this State or of the United States shall
make a return thereof to the CITY Treasurer with
in twenty DAYS after that date: and nj returns
of personal nroDertv sin al he inspected as soon
as they are made by a person to be desiq
mated by the Finance Committee Of
Council who shall carefully and critically
examine the same and if he finds or has
cause + believe. that such return Is not nron-
erlv made SO as to show the amount of personaI
property owned by the person or persons or cor
poration making the return subject to taxation.
then he sball forthwith proceed To assess the
said personal property of said person or cor
popation at its true value as near as can he as.
certained bv him. and as soon as the same is
made he shall send q COPY of the same To the
person or CORPORATION whose return is thus cor.
rooted. and the nersou or cornoration vvhosa
return is thus corrected shall have fine right to
anneaI from such corrected retIIrn IN the com,
mittee on Assess,nents of the Cjtv Council
within ten days after fine mailing Of the Motto
cation of the correction of said return: and said
committee shall hear such return as soon as NAV
he convenient thereafter notifying said anneilant
Of the time and rlace az hearing said anneai.
and after hearing such appeal the said Commit
fee on Assessn,e9ts shall tx the return of soid
,1areon or ro,.noration at s,c sum DC nav Il,